SPECIAL RUMBLE SEAL COAT STRIPS FOR TRAFFIC WARNING. FINAL REPORT

AGGREGATES OF SEVERAL TYPES AND GRADATIONS WERE USED WITH BITUMINOUS BINDERS TO CONSTRUCT RUMBLE STRIPS AT NINE RURAL INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY STOP SIGNS. AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC RANGED FROM 650 TO 2,700 CARS. CONSTRUCTION IS DESCRIBED AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATED FOR PERIODS UP TO THREE AND ONE-HALF YEARS. THE MOST EFFECTIVE MATERIALS WERE RS-3K BITUMINOUS BINDER WITH COARSE AGGREGATE (3/4-INCH MINUS UNCRUSHED MATERIAL) FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT SECOND COAT OF BITUMEN. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No 279, 28 PP, REFS
• Corporate Authors:

  Minnesota Department of Highways

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• Authors:
  • Korfhage, G R
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Binders; Bituminous materials; Intersections; Prevention; Rumble strips; Rural highways; Safety; Seal coats
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226205
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 20 1972 12:00AM